Associations to the word «Potlatch»
Noun
- Pot
- Columbia
- Nations
- Golden
- Pm
- Missionary
- Plain
- Memorial
- Practitioner
- Culture
- Franz
- Guild
- Narrative
- Fishing
- Northeast
- Item
- Chief
- Status
- Slave
- Privilege
- Implication
- Southeast
- Quest
- Corporation
- Distribution
- Preparation
- Burial
- Native
- Consumption
- Possession
- Cole
- Southwest
- Occasion
- Hunting
- Gather
- Settler
- Dancer
- Lodge
- Hudson
- Society
- Marriage
- Quantity
- Practice
- Community
- Index
- Rifle
- Mill
- Spirit
- Descent
- Spin
- Hood
- Elder
- Meal
- Stick
- Good
- Rank
- Phenomenon
- Festival
- Margaret
- Aspect
- Northern
- Food
- Exchange
- Cloth
- Washington
- Photo
- Event
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
POTLATCH, noun. A ceremony amongst certain indigenous peoples of the Pacific northwest in which gifts are bestowed upon guests and personal property is destroyed in a show of wealth and generosity.
POTLATCH, noun. A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share; a potluck.
Dictionary definition
POTLATCH, noun. A ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment).
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